Tag: Journalist
Algerian journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
ALGERIA
An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison on appeal, reducing his...
Jailed Zimbabwean journalist is denied rights, say lawyers
ZIMBABWE
Lawyers for a jailed Zimbabwean journalist have asked a court to force prison authorities to stop the “blatant...
Algerian reporter sentenced to 3 years over protest coverage
ALGERIA
An Algerian journalist who played a prominent role in covering the country’s pro-democracy movement last year was sentenced...
Top Zimbabwean journalist arrested after police raid his home
ZIMBABWE
A Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono; has been forcibly arrested by state agents on Monday at his house in...
Burundian journalists face 15-year jail term for ‘breaching state security’
BURUNDI
Four journalists in Burundi were charged on Monday with breaching state security and denied bail, according to local...
Egypt, Eritrea maintain record as 2019’s worst jailers of journalists
EGYPT
For the year 2019, Egypt and Eritrea maintained the record of being Africa’s worst jailer of journalists, a...
Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in C. Africa
CENTRAL AFRICA
Security forces in Central African Republic beat and detained two journalists working for French news wire Agence...